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January 2010

AAPA calls on ICAO to take climate lead

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says it supports last month's UN call to action at the climate change meeting in Copenhagen.

Agility to make court appearance

Representatives of Kuwait-based Agility will be in court on Jan. 8 to answer a six-count Federal indictment that the company overcharged the U.S. government for logistics services.

Camelina to grow on aviation industry

BioJet Corporation and Great Plains Oil & Exploration are to jointly develop Camelina cultivation and refinery projects as an alternative fuel source for the aviation industry.

DHL pulls out of day-definite UK parcel service

Home Delivery Network is buying DHL’s UK parcel delivery operation, DHL Domestic, from Deutsche Post DHL for an undisclosed sum.

MIT study can improve carbon emissions

A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) says Damco’s carbon management approach could improve emission calculation by up to 25 percent.

Schenker powers up with Goodrich

Aircraft electronics systems provider Goodrich Power has signed a two-year extension to its logistics contract with Schenker in the UK.

Oman Air defies downward trend

Oman Air has reported a 67 percent increase in revenue for 2009, following the arrival of its first A330 aircraft and the addition of five new destinations.

Allegiant snaps up SAS MD-80s

SAS Group’s disposal of a further 18 MD-80 aircraft to Allegiant Air over the first six months of 2010 will have limited impact on cargo capacity, the airline has said.

Astar to lay off 300 with DHL cutback

Miami-based Astar Air Cargo reportedly will lay off over 300 pilots by July 1, 2009 as a result of reduced flying for DHL.

Airlines want intelligence solution to find bad people

With airlines and their customers spending $5.9 billion a year on security, IATA’s Director General and CEO Giovanni Bisignani has called on governments to stop looking for “nail clippers and rogue bottles of shampoo” and focus instead on finding bad people.